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This year, the holiday weekend (May 26-29) resulted in 17 serious traffic incidents on Minnesota's state and U.S. highways as of 6 p.m. Monday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol crash updates website.

Of those 17 incidents, seven occurred in Central Minnesota, including one fatality:

May 26, at 3:51 p.m. near Big Lake. A 72-year-old Fridley man was killed and his passenger injured in a crash that sent his vehicle rolling into the barrier on westbound U.S. Highway 10.

May 27, at 10:08 a.m. in Royalton. A motorcycle carrying a driver and one passenger rear-ended a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle slowed on Highway 10. Both individuals on the motorcycle and the driver of the Chevrolet sustained injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

May 27, at 9:14 p.m. in Cushing Township. A 25-year-old man rolled his vehicle after swerving to avoid a deer, resulting in injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

May 28, at 11:49 a.m. in Richmond. A head-on collision on Minnesota Highway 23 sent one 79-year-old female passenger to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

May 28, at 1:55 p.m. in Maple Lake Township. A Pontiac Torrent containing one driver and three passengers rear-ended a Chevrolet Silverado on Minnesota Highway 55, sending all individuals in the Pontiac to the hospital for treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Three passengers in the Pontiac were minors.

May 28, at 11:56 p.m. in Avon Township. A 27-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening after her car went off the road and into the trees on eastbound Interstate Highway 94.

May 29, at 5:19 p.m. near Big Lake. Nathan Ramon Morgan, 27, of Becker was taken to a CentraCare Health - Monticello after his vehicle hit the rear of a stopped car on U.S. Highway 10 near Euclid Avenue.

Highway projects may have affected holiday weekend travel, according to the Department of Transportation. Central Minnesota highway projects in effect May 26-29 included:

Minnesota Highway 25 Foley.

Minnesota Highway 27 closed west of Osakis over I-94.

U.S. Highway 71 closed in Elrosa.

Minnesota Highway 238 Albany to Upsala.

To improve safety during the "100 deadliest days" on Minnesota roadways, the Department of Public Safety encourages motorists to drive sober, be attentive, slow down and wear seat belts at all times when in a vehicle.